NPCs#

Characters the party has encountered.

Ansom Lang#

Key Info

  • Sister Petra was captured by ratlings at Rat’s Nest Tavern
  • Ratlings use delerium-tipped weapons
  • Worships the old gods, not the Sacred Flame

Log

Armin Gainsbury#

Key Info

  • Delerium handling safety (detailed in pamphlet)
  • Monster harvesting techniques
  • Sewers are dangerous but potentially rewarding
  • Delerium can capture monster “animus” for crafting

Log

  • Session 1
    • Sold the party delerium handling guides and equipment (gloves, vials, picks).

Blackjack Mel#

Key Info

Log

  • Session 2
    • Cory visited on Zayn’s recommendation. Mel told her to prove herself by bringing back delerium.
    • Party returned with a delerium chip. Mel acknowledged the deed and offered information about contacting the Queen.

Emma Crowe#

  • Role: Tour guide, blacksmith’s daughter
  • Location: Emberwood Village
  • Description: ~10 years old, ginger hair, soot-covered, enthusiastic, saving up for a sword

Key Info

Log

Mentions

Eren Marlowe#

  • Role: Wagon driver, provisioner
  • Location: Tonsberg → Emberwood Village
  • Description: Lean, mid-forties, shoulder-length brown hair, leather cap, shabby wool jacket

Key Info

Log

Mentions

Flamekeeper Bella#

  • Role: Priestess
  • Location: Chapel of St. Ardenna, Emberwood Village
  • Affiliation: Sacred Flame (neutral between factions)

Key Info

  • The Falling Fire believe the meteor is the Sacred Flame made real
  • The Silver Order believe the meteor is an arcane abomination
  • High Flamekeeper Ophelia Reed (Silver Order) visits the chapel
  • Nathaniel Flint (Falling Fire) can be found at Hendrix Farm
  • Holy sites: St. Vitruvio’s Cathedral, St. Selena’s Monastery, Chapel of St. Brenna

Log

High Flamekeeper Ophelia Reed#

Key Info

  • Can cast a purge contamination spell (beyond a level 3 paladin’s ability)
  • Seeks the Scepter of Saint Vitruvio — a Sacred Flame artifact
  • Will waive the contamination purge fee for fellow flame worshippers who agree to help retrieve the scepter
  • “We cannot allow the scepter to fall into the hands of thieves or cultists”

Log

  • Session 2
    • Visited Chapel of St. Ardenna with Silver Order knights
    • Met Heda, purged his contamination, and tasked him with retrieving the Scepter of Saint Vitruvio
    • Departed northeast toward Camp Dawn

Kosta Stavros#

Log

  • Session 1
    • Party inquired about rooms (25gp/night). Margareta’s talk of jumping on beds concerned him.
  • Session 2
    • Margareta formally apologized. Kosta accepted — no harm was done since she didn’t actually jump on any beds.

Ludwig von Graf#

  • Role: Noble adventurer
  • Location: Encountered on road, fleeing Drakkenheim

Key Info

  • Sought family deed in inner city but couldn’t reach it
  • Monsters ambushed them with delerium-tipped arrows
  • Companion’s tongue fell out from contamination

Log

  • Session 1
    • Met party on the road. One of his companions was secretly mutating.

Pluto#

  • Role: Adventurer, self-proclaimed monster hunter
  • Location: Gilded Lily, Emberwood Village
  • Description: Travels with a hooded ranger and a scholarly companion writing a book about Pluto’s exploits

Key Info

  • Part of a three-person adventuring party (originally four — “Frankie didn’t make it”)
  • Claims to be a “famous Caspian monster hunter”
  • Performs at the Gilded Lily’s open mic nights, regaling audiences with adventure stories
  • Advised the party to check the sides of buildings for delerium rather than the picked-clean main streets
  • Mentioned dwarves operating a mining site at the Scar on the far side of Drakkenheim

Log

  • Session 2
    • Met the party in the streets of Drakkenheim while they were harvesting monster parts. Gave advice on finding delerium.
    • Sparred with Heda against Old Rattlecan behind the Bark and Buzzard.

River#

Key Info

  • Previous mages sent to Drakkenheim have not returned — the last group (seasoned veterans) disappeared two weeks ago
  • Academy business conducted at Eckerman Mill, not in the hotel (too many prying eyes)
  • Academy’s ultimate goal is to reclaim the Inscrutable Tower; many arcane devices within are powered by delerium
  • Knows about a large delerium deposit under the Rat’s Nest Tavern — offering 1,250gp for its retrieval

Log

  • Session 1
    • Theobroma met her at the Red Lion Hotel. Initially dismissive, then apologized for rudeness.
    • Told Theobroma to meet at Eckerman Mill at sunrise for academy business.
  • Session 2
    • Met the party at Eckerman Mill. Tasked them with surviving in Drakkenheim and bringing back delerium.
    • Accepted a delerium chip as proof, but asked the party to bring the full haul before selling in future.
    • Gave each party member a potion of healing.

Tobias Crowe#

Log

  • Session 1
    • Party sold him a hand crossbow and mace for 40gp.

Mentions

  • Emma Crowe: Her father, “best blacksmith in 100 miles”